Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 _________________ FORM 20-F _________________ (Mark One) ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _________________ to _________________ OR ☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number 001-33283 EUROSEAS LTD. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) Marshall Islands (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 4 Messogiou & Evropis Street, 151 24 Maroussi Greece (Address of principal executive offices) Tasos Aslidis, Tel: (908) 301-9091, [email protected], Euroseas Ltd. c/o Tasos Aslidis, 11 Canterbury Lane, Watchung, NJ 07069 (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common shares, $0.03 ESEA Nasdaq Capital Market par value Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of Class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None (Title of Class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report 5,600,259 common shares, $0.03 par value Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one) Large accelerated Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ † The term "new or revised financial accounting standard" refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Other If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow Item 17 Item 18 If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b- 2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No (APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes No TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Forward-Looking Statements ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Part I Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers ................................................................ 2 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable ......................................................................................... 2 Item 3. Key Information .............................................................................................................................. 2 Item 4. Information on the Company ........................................................................................................ 38 Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments ......................................................................................................... 54 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects ............................................................................ 55 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees ............................................................................ 66 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions..................................................................... 72 Item 8. Financial Information .................................................................................................................... 76 Item 9. The Offer and Listing .................................................................................................................... 77 Item 10. Additional Information ................................................................................................................. 78 Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ...................................................... 89 Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities ................................................................. 90 Part II Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies ....................................................................... 90 Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds ........................... 90 Item 15. Controls and Procedures ............................................................................................................... 91 Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert ............................................................................................... 92 Item 16B. Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................... 92 Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services ....................................................................................... 92 Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees .................................................... 93 Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers ....................................... 93 Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant ............................................................................. 93 Item 16G. Corporate Governance .................................................................................................................. 93 Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure ................................................................................................................. 93 Part III Item 17. Financial Statements ..................................................................................................................... 93 Item 18. Financial Statements ..................................................................................................................... 93 Item 19. Exhibits ........................................................................................................................................ 93 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Euroseas Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, or the Company, desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. This annual report contains forward-looking statements. These forward- looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our operations or our performance. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify the forward-looking statements. Although we